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File Number: 22-475 Community outreach is a major component of the Housing Element update and the following steps were taken to ensure the Housing Element reflects the perspective of our diverse community: ·Virtual community workshop series to provide information about the Housing Element update and receive feedback from community members and stakeholders ·Project website ·Housing needs survey ·Stakeholder interviews ·Online tool called Balancing Act that focused on housing opportunity site selection ·Email listerve with a contact list of over 900 organizations and individuals ·Social media presence via the City ’s social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Nextdoor, with social media in English, Spanish, and Chinese Additionally, the City utilized local outreach non -profit En2Action to connect with residents outside of the online sphere, particularly low -income residents and community -based organizations. En2Action distributed flyers in English, Spanish, and Chinese advertising the workshops to the San Leandro Main Library, Manor Branch Library, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro Boys and Girls Club, Children’s Advocacy Center of California, and Davis Street Community Center. In addition, they distributed flyers at the San Leandro BART station, and Bayfair BART station, and Davis Street Food Pantry. Stakeholder interviews were conducted in January with representatives of housing and social service providers, affordable housing developers, and representatives of labor unions. Financial Impacts There are no financial impacts as a result of receiving this update and authorizing routing the draft Housing Element to HCD for review. ATTACHMENT Attachment A: Public Review Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element PREPARED BY: Avalon Schultz, Principal Planner, Community Development Page 7 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2022